Stanford Seminar - Concatenative Programming- From Ivory to Metal

Explore concatenative programming in this Stanford Computer Systems Colloquium seminar featuring Jon Purdy from Microsoft. Delve into the history, theory, and practical applications of this programming paradigm built on function composition. Learn about the advantages of concatenative languages in terms of program correctness, safety, usability, and performance on modern hardware. Discover notable concatenative languages, understand pointfree programming, and examine the implementation details of both dynamic and static approaches. Gain insights into concatenative calculus, substructure types, and stack polymorphism. Benefit from Purdy's extensive experience in programming language technology, including his work on compilers, virtual machines, and garbage collectors at companies like Microsoft, Xamarin, and Facebook.